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Sulphuric acid is considered as the king of chemicals. The prosperity of any country is measured by the amount of sulphuric acid it consumes. Sulphuric acid is, thus a substance of very great commercial importance as it is used practically in every important industry. This is due to the following properties of sulphuric acid
Sulphuric acid has very corrosive action on skin because:

A

it reacts with proteins

B

it acts as an oxidizing agent

C

it acts as a dehydrating agent

D

it acts as a dehydrating agent and absorption of water is highly exothermic

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It acts as dehydrating agent and absorption of water is highly exothermic.
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